Bengali Panjika — Sunday, April 22, 2018
The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.
Traditional solar date
8 Boishakh 1425
Sunday, April 22, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Boishakh 1425
- Hijri date
- 5 Sha'ban 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
Sunrise & sunset
Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.
Almanac sunrise
5:43 AM
Almanac sunset
6:26 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:32 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:23 PM
Day length: 12 h 43 min · Night length: 11 h 16 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends night 6/43/18 (32/28/37 danda) · 6:43 PM, then Ashtami
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings
Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).
tithi
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | night 6/43/18 (32/28/37 danda) | 6:43 PM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | night 8/43/18 (37/28/35 danda) | 8:43 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | day 7/50/10 (5/15/47 danda) | 7:50 AM |
| Dhriti | late night 4/44/34 (57/31/47 danda) | 4:44 AM (Apr 23) |
| Shula | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 7/56/42 (5/32/7 danda) | 7:56 AM |
| Vanija | night 6/43/19 (32/28/37 danda) | 6:43 PM |
| Vishti | late night 5/30/19 (59/26/8 danda) | 5:30 AM (Apr 23) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 3:08 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 6:43 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — sapindana
Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.
Kalabela & auspicious windows
Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.
- Kalabela
- 12:05 PM – 1:40 PM
- Barabela
- 10:29 AM – 12:05 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:43 AM – 6:34 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:34 AM – 9:58 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:39 AM – 12:30 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:26 PM – 8:02 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Apr 23)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 of 31 in Boishakh
Month runs: Apr 15 – May 15
About this panjika
- Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
- The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
- Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
- Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.